Posted by SalArmy4me on June 7, 2001, at 21:00:51
In reply to VERAPAMIL?? calcium channel blocker for bp?, posted by jodsteroo on June 7, 2001, at 20:05:53
Verapamil antimanic dosages range from 160 to 480 mg/d. The median dose is 320 mg/d. Verapamil can be started at 80 mg bid or tid and the dose increased daily or every other day to a dose of 320 mg/d. Nonresponse after two weeks should lead to dose increase to 480 mg/d, administered in a tid schedule. Doses >480 mg/d have not been investigated.
*In mania the onset of action varies from seven to fourteen days. A therapeutic trial is three weeks.
*Verapamil is considered a fourth-line treatment for mania because until more patients are studied to determine its relative efficacy compared to other treatments.
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